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• Re: Tire wear question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 19:52:32 -0600
  ...I hit him over the head with the Bentley manual. -------------------- Clip ----------------------- I sure wish that someone had described this use of the Bentley (Door...
• Bentley Manual vs CDs?
  Historical mailing list - Kate Sumbler (ktpupp)
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 15:33:50 -0400
  ...I've been keeping my eye on eBay for a Bentley Manual and they all seem to sell for over $50 or so. I...
• FS-Bentley's Shop manual
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Aug 1998 10:58:14 EDT
  I ended up with an extra Bentley's Vanagon shop manual, covers 80-84, air cooled and watercooled (digijet FI not the later digifant...
• Bentley manuals in Canada - cheap!
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 10:18:45 -0700
  Anyone looking for a cheap Vanagon Bentley manual in Canada should check www.indigo.ca - $99.80 including tax and shipping. The ones they...
• Looking for a Bentley Manual
  Historical mailing list - Craig Spaeth
  Tue, 28 Nov 2000 15:47:20 -0800
  I am looking to pick up a Bentley for my 90 Multi Van. I just missed one on E-bay. I thought I would...
• Re: A tale of two Bentleys.
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Fri, 26 Mar 2004 05:39:28 +0000
  We have three manuals (different versions of the Bentley) at the shop as each one has more info about certain things than another. Chris...
• Re: A Manual Question
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Dec 1995 21:18:04 -0600
  ...While I was there, some guy was forking over $93 for the >Bentley Manual. However, on their manual rack they had the Hayes >(Haynes...
• Re: HOW TO bleed the coolant system...
  Historical mailing list - Schmidt
  Sun, 25 Mar 2001 22:09:52 -0500
  Forget Bentley. 19.16 states INCORRECTLY to raise the front end 10 cm. This won't do it. Buy a Haynes. It is clear...
• Re: Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Jere & Beth Hawn
  Thu, 17 May 2001 22:52:45 -0700
  ...I want you to know, I do have the Bentley's, but what I'm trying to say is there is another book, in...
• Re: in search of instrument cluster circuit diagram
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 05:23:01 -0400
  ...There is no mention of it in the owner's manual, and the Bentley Manual does not have it shown on the instrument cluster...
• Tire rotating -- when?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 4 Sep 2012 17:03:00 -0700
  Could not find this in the Owner's Manual nor in Bentley's. Of course, in Bentley's it might have been under "Suspension...
• manually adjust rear brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Thu, 29 May 1997 14:27:03 +0000
  ...back up and apply brake or automatic...I see and adjustment spring in Bentley)? -Karl Karl F. Bloss - blosskf@ttown.apci.com '87 Vanagon...
• fs awning & bentley manual
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Barthlow
  Wed, 7 Oct 1998 08:37:46 -0400
  ...Previously mounted on '89 Westy. Very good condition. $150. Picture available. Bentley manual for '80 to '89 Vanagon. $40. Please respond by direct e...
• Re: Bentley Manuals
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 29 Feb 2000 14:40:40 -0500
  > i own a bookstore in salt lake city and i'm inquiring whether there are > enough members who would like Bentley Manuals @ 25% off...
• Re: Is a Bentley worth it?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 09:00:51 -0700
  I paid $62 for my Bentley (80-92 Vanagon) when I purchased it new from Borders website (www.Borders.com). I have seen them...
• Re: Bentley TV
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Fri, 27 Oct 2000 07:27:42 -0400
  ...Robert Keezer <WarmerWagen@AOL.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Bentley TV >Date: Fri, Oct 27, 2000, 4:59 AM > > What channel are...
• Re: rear shock bolt torque?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 24 Jun 2004 01:24:13 -0400
  ...per my Bentley. On Jun 23, 2004, at 10:53 PM, Tim King wrote: > Anyone know this one? I can't find it in...
• Bentley knock off?
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Wed, 7 May 2008 09:00:25 -0700
  Rant on/ Can someone explain why me Bentley is illegible? Looks like a friggin' knock off! And the schematics are the most difficult I...
• Microfiche or Bentley (paper)
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:00:16 -0500
  ...Would these be the same as the paper Bentley repair manuals, or more complete, or what? http://www.vw.ddsltd.com/news/vwfichecd.htm...
• Re: Peter Russek Manual? (was: Excellent book 'VW Bus-Camper-Van 1979-1989' )
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Tue, 28 Jan 1997 20:27:41 -0000
  ...The pictures seem to be a subset of those in Bentley but a lot smaller in scale. The text seems to be more descriptive...
• Re: Adjusting Valves
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Feb 95 11:44:54 PST
  ...The Bentley for 83-84 vanagons has a mistake (at least my Bentley is wrong) about this. It says to turn the crank pulley...
• Manuals
  Historical mailing list - JACKSON HARVEY
  28 Dec 95 12:22:11 EST
  ...They want $20 for it A clean 1980-1983 Bentley Vanagon manual $15 A clean Bentley for Type II (went up to 79) $15...
• Re: FS: Bentley Manual Vancouver WA CL
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:28:31 -0700
  ...I saw a hard cover Bentley , new, in a parts store the other day. On 4/20/2012 2:02 PM, neil n wrote...
• Re: Lug Nut Torque?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 10:22:03 EST
  > > 123 ft lbs? I haven't checked the Bentley yet, but I agee that sounds way > too high. It's not. Bentley says 125...
• Tailight size?
  Historical mailing list - Drew Bedford
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 16:36:53 -0700
  ...Anyone know the size for the tailights and side markers? I don't have my Bentley with me. When are they coming out with...
• Re: Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Thu, 17 May 2001 23:41:51 -0500
  ...COM> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 11:06 PM Subject: Re: Bentley > > Ding Hoi, Feather Merchants. > Can you make me a deal on some...
• bentley trade?
  Historical mailing list - Andy Zappe
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 12:50:04 EDT
  i have a 80-82 bentley manual that includes diesel and westy. my 80 aircooled burned up so i do not need it but...
• Re: Bentley Repair Manual on CD?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 14 Oct 2003 16:01:16 -0700
  > Anyone know where to acquire the Bentley 80-91 Manual on > CD? Try Amazon, they have the book for $69 with free shipping. <http...
• Re: 1.9 Coolant floe chart?? / Wiring Question
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Thu, 2 Dec 2010 16:28:57 -0500
  Just PM'ed you a couple pages from the Bible, I mean Bentley. Should get you hooked up. On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at...
• Re: Vanagon Wiki: MODS?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Tue, 4 May 2010 11:16:03 -0700
  Karl Wolz wrote: > > I suggest that articles be organized to mirror the layout of Bentley, BTW. > It would certainly make finding relevant data easier...
• Re: Searching archives - 50 most discussed topics
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 17:56:00 -0700
  ...Comb the archives, put the best suff there. > Organised like Bentley. Nicely done I understand the reasing behind it, but sometimes I wonder if...
• Re: Bentley error
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:09:44 -0700
  ...not finding it in the Bentley book yet. anyone care to direct me to the right spot in the book ? s. ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re: Key and Owners Manual
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 24 Feb 1999 16:14:46 -0500
  > The Bentley is FAR superior to the Haynes and if you only get > one get it. It's $90 or more but it is...
• Re: hit a boulder and a light pole
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 21 Nov 2016 11:54:29 -0800
  ...Was thinking the mechanic had a Bentley manual. Looking at my Bentley..... Teves have a cross shaped pad retaining plate. Girling has a more...
• Request for insight
  Historical mailing list - David Chasteen
  Sat, 25 Jul 1998 13:17:38 -0500
  ...Temp Sensor II (replaced twice) Thermo-time switch (operates within Bentley specs) AFM (checks within Bentley specs) (have tried two of these) Aux air...
• Re: Bentley manual search
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 9 Oct 2017 17:35:56 -0700
  ...The VV91 Edition of the Vanagon Bentley omitted a bit that is germane to earlier buses. Namely wiring diagrams & mention of the early Westy...
• Re: Bentley knock off?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 7 May 2008 12:13:14 -0700
  Do you just have a blurry copy ? a chinese rip off perhaps ?! All the Bentley manuals I've gotten, like 25 of them, are...
• Re: Bentley wiring diagrams
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:55:43 -0700
  >In the beginning of the chapter on the wiring diagrams in my Bentley manual >It says it uses the AWG American Wiring Gauge standard...
• Re: Clear picture of 5sp lockout pin. 5 sp manual transmission?
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Fri, 20 Oct 2017 08:08:30 -0700
  Bentley page 34.10 Don Hanson wrote: > Anyone know where there's a pic or diagram of the reverse gear lockout pin > and spring...
• Bentley Manuals
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Dec 1995 10:09:00 -0800
  ...I am looking for a good source (ie name, phone or address) of a place to pick up a copy of the Bentley manual...
• On line Bentley?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 3 Sep 2005 08:12:24 -0700
  Someone posted a link to the Bentley manual on line not too long ago. I have searched my files and the archives with no...
• Re: Friday: So Ya Think Keeping a Vanagon Alive is Tough?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 5 Jun 2009 11:42:21 -0700
  ...Had a short chat with one English fellow about his '30 >> something Bentley. Found out these people had come from all over the >> world...
• Re: Bentley manual costs
  Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
  Thu, 7 Dec 1995 22:33:06 -0600 (CST)
  Barrett Enterprises in Azusa, CA (818-967-5171) lists decent prices for Bentley manuals. $26.95 for the 66-69 and 70-79 Beetle...
• Re: Free Bentley Manual
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Fri, 26 Nov 1999 16:52:27 -0700
  Hello Mike Yes I do need the Bentley manual. I have the Haynes manual for all the light stuff, but am preparing for the...
• Buy the Bentley manual!
  Historical mailing list - Alex Towner
  Thu, 1 Jan 2004 02:22:04 -0500
  ...BUY THE FRIGGIN' BENTLEY MANUAL! I've seen too many people asking questions here that the manual explains very well. Certainly members of the...
• Re: Bentley Manual
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 12:10:47 -0400
  ...Bentley Manual > > > > Where is the best sources for a Bentley Manual for a 1983 1.9l Vanagon? > > Used is acceptable. > > > > > > Alan Gondry > > '83 h2o...
• FS: Haynes and Bentley Manuals for Air-Cooled Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mark E. Rissman
  Mon, 24 Nov 1997 11:49:16 -0800
  ...my Vanagon and need to pass on these "like new" manuals: Bentley for Vanagons Haynes for Air-Cooled Vanagons Located in San Diego area...
• Cool spot for Bentley Book
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 18:44:42 -0400
  Hey I just noticed the Bentley Book fits nicely into that space under the drivers-side swivel seats on my '86. I'm not...
• Re: Success + Timing question.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 02:57:22 -0400
  ...What gives? Bentley is showing the mark for the Digifant which is 5 degrees BTDC. Yours is marked for the Digijet which is 5...
• Re: Bentley vs. Haynes
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 16 Oct 2000 13:18:13 -0400
  ...OTOH their explanation of procedures tends to be more explicit than Bentley. Bentley is easily three times the size of Haynes, and could stand...
• Re: AlldataCD/FRIDAY
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Fri, 13 Nov 1998 19:39:05 -0500
  Kent - There's NO substitute for a Bentley in every Vanagon!!! Just take a bit of advice from one who knows, though. NEVER, NEVER...
• Improving the ergonomics of the Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 14:11:57 -0700
  ...1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\" wrote: > > I have two 1980-1991 Bentley's but I'm considering buying a 1980-1982 > Bentley since: > > 1) It...
• '81 wiring/Bentley questions
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Fri, 7 Jan 2000 10:21:29 -0700
  ...I believe VW sold this off to Bentley later. Anyway, since I have this one, I've never bought a Bentley. Does anyone else...
• Re: 80/81 Factory Manual
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Wed, 23 Nov 2005 14:49:37 -0500
  ...I'll have to compare it the Bentley side by side to see if there are more pictures in this manual. Now I'm...
• Re: AlldataCD? Not so fast!
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Thu, 12 Nov 1998 18:37:15 -0800
  ...Publishing cost is >just about zip compared to printing something like a Bentley's. I'm betting >we'll see Bentley's on CD...
• Re: Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 18 May 2001 01:47:17 EDT
  ...I have these also, and they are much more thorough than the Bentley. >> That was not the original poster's inquiry. I was answering...
• Re: Bentley really sucks
  Historical mailing list - Scott Desanti
  Tue, 4 May 1999 10:15:09 EDT
  ...Make War and Peace look like a pocket book and a Bentley look like a pamphlet... Scott De Santi 86 Vanagon 2WD
• Re: Really Dumb Question About Aux Batteries Install.
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:02:09 -0700
  ...The wiring of the Dual Battery Option (as depicted in US Bentley (P-21)) does not connect to anything, anyway? Also salient, Bentley is...
• Re: Haynes manual (Re: Noobie Owner of 84 Westy Seeks Advice)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 23:47:40 -0700
  ...While the Bentley is far more complete, I'm not a professional mechanic, and that's who the Bentley is written for. The Haynes...
• Re: Biting the (Bentley) Bullet
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 13:03:53 -0400
  ...Monday, August 07, 2000 12:40 PM Subject: [VANAGON] Biting the (Bentley) Bullet > Yesterday I responded to a List posting from John Zebatto (zebweb...